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Obscure figure skaters you remember even if no one else does

coppertop1

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I like her too, very enjoyable to watch :) Turkey is not a country you'd think of for figure skating. She trains in Canada, and idolized Jennifer Robinson (and looks like Jennifer!)
 

TontoK

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I love skaters from non-traditional powers. I've been rooting for Turkish skaters this season.

Go Turkey!
 

skatingfan4ever

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Joanne Carter of Australia. She stands out because Australia is not a country you think of when it comes to skating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar_ES6_636c
Speaking of Australian skaters, there's also Stephanie Zhang and Anthony Liu. I remember all three of these skaters from the 2001 Goodwill Games. OT: Why don't we have the Goodwill Games anymore? 2001 was the last one, AFAIK.
 

coppertop1

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Speaking of Australian skaters, there's also Stephanie Zhang and Anthony Liu. I remember all three of these skaters from the 2001 Goodwill Games. OT: Why don't we have the Goodwill Games anymore? 2001 was the last one, AFAIK.

I think the Goodwill Games were cancelled for financial reasons :( too bad.
 

A.H.Black

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Stephanie Rosenthal is now engaged and planning to be married in 2014

Jozef Sabovcik is married to the former Jennifer Verili https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzTkamae9bs also a skater. She had a great 3lutz. Nationals was never a good competition for her. Too bad more people didn't get to see the performances we got to see at sectionals.
 

BravesSkateFan

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Marcy Hinzmann & Aaron Parchem
Stephanie Kalesavich & Aaron Parchem
Winkler & Lohse
Marie-France Dubreuil &Patrice Lauzon
 
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Obscure? They skated in SOI for a few seasons. I think Marie France also did some seasons of Battle of the Blades in Canada. Too bad we didn't get to see that aired in the USA

I agree that these two are far from obscure, but it's nice to tip our hats to them here. I loved their style, romantic in a mature way. They represented Canada with distinction.
 

dorispulaski

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And a team I liked a lot, Klara Engi & Attila Toth. They qualified for 3 Olympics, finishing as high as 7th., and they were as high as fourth at Worlds. They were Hungarian champions for eight straight seasons between 1984-1985 to 1991-1992

Here's their 1992 FD to the Olympics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o29gDI4YVig

The commentators are wrong, BTW. They were at Sarajevo, as well as Calgary, where they finished 16th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_1984_Winter_Olympics#Ice_dancing
 
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islandpaddler

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I hate the word obscure, but lesser known?

My faves would have to be:

Anita Hartshorn & Frank Sweiding
Michelle McDonald Wheeler & Martin Smith
Sandra Garde

Hartshorn and Sweiding are not obscure at all. Although they didn't skate together as non-professionals, they had a great professional career. I can still see her popping open that handkerchief in, I think it was, 1492. And weren't they famous for the one-handed Detroiter. I could watch them all day.
 

aikon

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Vanessa Giunchi. Don"'t know if she's been mentioned here before. But she gave me the "wow" moment surrounded by all these glittering rhinestone baby princesses.

Oh, and the Hugentoblers - loved their Piazzolla OD or FP , can't remember.
 
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